Supportive measures

The revival plan needs to be supported by wide ranging changes and initiatives. We propose here a sample of game-changing measures. The overall list will necessitate a fully-fledged survey of all public and private sector organizations engaged in servicing the public interest.

Restructuring the public sector

The public sector needs to be streamlined, the overlap between policy creation eliminated, and as many jobs as possible to be transferred to the private sector.

• Abolish the following ministries Information

> TeleLiban and Radio Liban must be grouped under a new public entity: Lebanon Broadcast. Managed by a board of directors composed of independent members and a government representative, it will be focused on programs on public interest topics such as culture, sports, academia, municipal news and stories from across Lebanon, civil society initiatives. Political and business news will not be covered. It will be financed by the government, international donors and NGOs, and corporate sponsors. It will